Utah County, Utah: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+79 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 705,4002024 5-year
- Median household income
- $100,6712024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+79 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cache County, UT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Utah CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Utah County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | +56.7% |
| 1900 | −2.7% |
| 1904 | −20.5% |
| 1908 | −11.9% |
| 1912 | +3.8% |
| 1916 | +21.8% |
| 1920 | −9.5% |
| 1924 | −11.5% |
| 1928 | −4.9% |
| 1932 | +20.4% |
| 1936 | +39.7% |
| 1940 | +26.8% |
| 1944 | +22.5% |
| 1948 | +9.4% |
| 1952 | −15.4% |
| 1956 | −33.1% |
| 1960 | −8.0% |
| 1964 | +6.7% |
| 1968 | −25.4% |
| 1972 | −52.7% |
| 1976 | −43.7% |
| 1980 | −69.3% |
| 1984 | −65.7% |
| 1988 | −56.2% |
| 1992 | −43.7% |
| 1996 | −52.4% |
| 2000 | −68.0% |
| 2004 | −74.4% |
| 2008 | −58.9% |
| 2012 | −78.6% |
| 2016 | −36.2% |
| 2020 | −40.4% |
| 2024 | −39.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 84,937 | 203,476 | 298,143 | ||
| R | 76,033 | 192,812 | 289,101 | ||
| R | 28,522 | 102,182 | 203,642 | ||
| R | 17,281 | 156,950 | 177,713 | ||
| R | 29,567 | 122,224 | 157,279 | ||
| R | 17,357 | 128,269 | 149,173 | ||
| R | 16,445 | 98,255 | 120,256 | ||
| R | 18,291 | 69,653 | 98,031 | ||
| R | 14,090 | 61,398 | 108,178 | ||
| R | 18,533 | 68,134 | 88,227 | ||
| R | 14,801 | 72,284 | 87,504 | ||
| R | 12,166 | 71,859 | 86,121 | ||
| R | 18,327 | 49,328 | 70,993 | ||
| R | 10,828 | 42,179 | 59,460 | ||
| R | 16,629 | 29,226 | 49,528 | ||
| D | 23,936 | 20,912 | 44,848 | ||
| R | 19,626 | 23,057 | 42,708 | ||
| R | 12,747 | 25,371 | 38,118 | ||
| R | 15,327 | 20,913 | 36,240 | ||
| D | 16,191 | 13,395 | 29,886 | ||
| D | 15,722 | 9,946 | 25,713 | ||
| D | 15,168 | 8,740 | 23,956 | ||
| D | 14,387 | 6,173 | 20,695 | ||
| D | 12,140 | 7,953 | 20,536 | ||
| R | 7,955 | 8,771 | 16,807 | ||
| R | 5,226 | 6,946 | 15,010 | ||
| R | 6,377 | 7,752 | 14,532 | ||
| D | 8,235 | 5,201 | 13,887 | ||
| D | 4,636 | 4,185 | 11,807 | ||
| R | 4,984 | 6,373 | 11,626 | ||
| R | 4,243 | 6,490 | 10,972 | ||
| R | 5,391 | 5,698 | 11,179 | ||
| D | 7,375 | 2,039 | 9,414 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
32.8%
German
9.8%
Irish
5.2%
Scottish
4.2%
American
4.0%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.4%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 25.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$100,671
Utah County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Utah County$100,671
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Utah County ranks in the top 5% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.0%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.9%
speak English only
Spanish11.7%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 10.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Utah County anchors the "Silicon Slopes" tech corridor and has added residents at some of Utah's fastest rates, yet its heavily Latter-day Saint electorate has delivered Republican presidential margins above 35 points in every recent cycle.
The Democratic margin here reached fifty-seven points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.
A population of 705,400, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,671 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cache County and Davis County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Utah County, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Utah County, Utah voted Republican by 39.8 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 298,143 votes cast, 84,937 went Democratic and 203,476 went Republican.
What is Utah County, Utah's political typology?
Akashic places Utah County, Utah in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Utah County, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Utah County, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Utah County, Utah?
Utah County, Utah has a population of 705,400 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Utah County, Utah?
Median household income in Utah County, Utah is $100,671 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Utah County, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Utah County, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.